Resources
The SOBC Measures Repository is a publicly available repository of assays developed by SOBC projects and others that can be used to measure the activity of specific targets of relevance to health behaviors. Currently, these assays are organized within three selected target domains of self-regulation, stress reactivity and stress resilience, and interpersonal and social processes. Learn more about the repository here.
The IMPACT PCRO iLibraries hold organized information on selected outcome measures for pragmatic trials enrolling people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (AD/ADRD). They are designed to support the overall goal of the IMPACT Collaboratory – to build capacity to conduct embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) to improve outcomes for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners. Learn more about the iLibraries here.
The Design and Statistics Core has developed novel methodology and statistical tools related to design and analyses of embedded pragmatic clinical trials. These methods along with corresponding manuscripts, statistical programs, and interactive tools are shared by the developers to help disseminate best practices and provide practical tools to the research community. Learn more here.
The Checklist for Investigating Mechanisms in Behavior-change Research (CLIMBR) is a standardized guide to help you to conduct, report, and evaluate mechanism-focused research. It is designed to help researchers understand which mechanisms can be influenced through intervention and which mechanisms yield behavior change. CLIMBR is a powerful, standardized guide that uses a common method to enable the accumulation of behavioral science findings in a transparent and systematic way. Learn more about CLIMBR here.
In a proof-of-principle study for the Exposure Therapy Consortium, a multi-site cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted, comparing exposure with post-processing (ENHANCED), exposure without post-processing (STANDARD), and a stress management intervention (CONTROL) in students with elevated anxiety sensitivity. Feasibility was assessed using site performance metrics (e.g., timeline, sample size, missing data). Efficacy was assessed up to 1-month follow-up using the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3. The study demonstrated the feasibility of the Exposure Therapy Consortium despite recruitment challenges. Learn more here.